To protect a community’s public health and shield people from epidemics, constant vigilance by local officials is a necessity. Mobile data collection systems use is on the rise to safeguard public health, monitor health hazards, and decrease the spread of contagious diseases.

Public health experts commonly monitor many hazards such as trash collection areas, toxic fluid leaks and contagious diseases. They also educate consumers, communicating the need to follow hygienic lifestyles and to seek out medical aid when needed.Manufacturing, mining and natural disasters pose public health threats as well. Industrial manufacturing processes and mining for coal or other fuels negatively affect air quality, water purity and soil quality. Natural disasters such as tornados, earthquakes or wide-scale flooding may damage storage tanks, disrupt fuel lines and create other similar public health hazards.

For many communities – especially those areas that are financially disadvantaged — conducting health-oriented surveys via portable mobile devices has proven beneficial. The use of tablet computers and smartphones enables field employees to easily collect sizable amounts of data at a reasonable cost and over a wide geographical area.

This upward trend in the use of mobile data collection systems to safeguard public health will positively impact community health, reduce the presence of health hazards and decrease the spread of contagious diseases. COMMANDmobile® not only enables organizations to manage a workforce using mobile devices, but it also has benefits such as:

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DeAnna Davidson is a proven technologist and business leader who is passionate about the power of mobile computing to revolutionize a business or industry, and dedicated to helping organizations use mobile, wireless, and web technologies to their advantage.